St John Chrysostom / St Elizabeth Seton Conference - Newmarket, Ontario, Canada - Also serving the town of East Gwillimbury
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Sunday, 6 July 2025
Sr Mary McGlone's reflections on this Sunday's readings
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Thursday, 3 July 2025
Affordable Housing in York Region in 2024
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Affordable Housing in York Region in 2024
Chronic homelessness — defined as long-term or recurring loss of housing — more than doubled.
York Region recorded more than 2,500 people experiencing homelessness in 2024 — a 35% increase from 2023.
The wait list for subsidized housing grew 17%, reaching 18,419 households.
Only 236 households secured housing in non-profit, co-operative or Housing York properties while there are 713 new applicants on average every year.
The average wait time for a subsidized unit was 9.6 years in 2023.
Meanwhile many families have to choose between buying food or medicine or paying the rent.
Information sourced from YorkRegion.com